During the long, breezy, months of summer—when tradewinds whistle through sunny blue skies and north shore beaches are calm—spending a day snorkeling at Honolua Bay is one of the best activities on Maui. In winter—a time of year when humpback whales leap powerfully off Maui’s shoreline, and mauka showers invite afternoon rainbows to the ridges [...]
As completely and utterly clichéd as it sounds, Maui truly is a place for everybody. It’s an island where honeymooners can make the first memories of the life they’re beginning together, and an island where parents who’s children are grown can take the long relaxing break they deserve. It’s an island where you can raise [...]
Reef cleanups where you don’t end up finding much trash are always bittersweet. Part of the fun of joining a reef cleanup is the feeling of an aquatic treasure hunt, where right around the next coral head you might score the find of the day. Maybe a tire full of glass bottles? Maybe a suitcase [...]
Having sailed in Hawaii for over 40 years, we’ve seen Maui gradually change and grow in many ways. For as much as the island has changed, however, one thing that has remained constant over the years is the art of sailing in Hawaii. The slap of water lapping against the hulls still sings its romantic [...]
Aside from the snorkeling, the sunshine, and the empowering feeling of cleaning an island reef, one of the best parts of our Blue‘Aina reef cleanups is being around people who love Maui. On our most recent cleanup to Mala Wharf, we had the pleasure of hearing spirited testimony from a a few of these dedicated [...]
